Type XXI 1:32

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Hi Paul C, Thank you very much for this. He did put a lot of stuff in that sub!! Cheers Tom

There's a chap in the UK who offers a waterjet cutting service to model boaters, he posted up details on Mayhem a while back. Might be of some use to you.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/ ... ic=28280.0

Hi Sub Culture, Yeah I used Steve for some parts on my S class so will get in touch with him again to help me on this thing Cheers Tom

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Hi, I have the hull, conning tower, turrets and front dive planes and that is it. I have a full set of Fritz Kohl drawings which show everything in great detail. What I don’t have is the rudder, rear dive planes and the horizontal stern plane where the prop tubes exit. I know Precision Pattern do a 1:48 scale kit but is anyone able to make these items in 1:32 scale for me? I was going to try it myself but It will never get done and I don’t want the kit sitting in my garage for years.
any help would be great as I would like to start this build
Regards Tom

[Guest]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

No offence Tom, but having seen that hull, it looks to me like it needs a heck of a lot of work to get some detail into it, and making the appendages is going to be one of the easier and quicker jobs.

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Hi Subculture, No offence taken I understand what you’re saying. It’s just something I'm not that confident in doing and getting it right the other things that are needed to put detail in I'm quite happy about well I say that now!! Cheers Tom

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Deck now drawn ready for etching taking sometime but slowly getting things done.

[salmon]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Outstanding!

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

proof back from phd-design-etchings.co.uk slowly very slowly moving forward

[scott t]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Very very nice work.
Suggest you put some extra rope chocks in the blank portions of your sheet.
You could then glue the chock tops too tubes and have raised rope chocks.
But you said it was already to etch. Maybe next go round.
Scott T

[JWLaRue]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Very clean art work. You've done some excellent research on the details.

Will be quite interested to see how the PE conforms to the curvature of the Type XXI hull.

-Jeff

[raalst]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

hackerspaces (local DIY nests) and maybe highschools too
often have a lasercutter, plus a lot of people willing to help you out.

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Hi Scott yeah good idea never thought of that got some other things to add, doors for the conning tower and if I can draw it the Fumo radar transmitter got a PDF of it not to scale though.

Hi Jeff thank you done from Fritz Kohl drawings, lots of books, pictures, Revel models etc its somenting close but not exact there seems to be so many different examples none of the details I have are the same.

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

This is the Fumo transmitter just need to draw it and get it etched with the deck and flood vents

[tompinnell]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Well got both halves of the hull marked up with weld line pattern and have cut the first half access into the hull will get the second done tomorrow then join both halves together

[PaulC]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

"You're NOT going to need a bigger boat."

[dhffr]

Re: Type XXI 1:32

Funny..............